Page 2: Historical Events In March - 10

1762  French Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe)   

1772  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

1776  Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III on this day in history.   

1780  On this day in history juan Jose Landaeta, composer   

1787  William Etty, English painter (nudes) on March - 10.   

1788  Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild) on March - 10.   

1789  Franklin College founded on March - 10.   

1791  John Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy   

1791  On this day in history john Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver   

1792  On March - 10 john Stone patented the pile driver on this day.   

1792  On March - 10 john Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78   

1793  On March - 10 lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe and his wife Elizabeth dine on boiled black squirrel, porcupine, roasted passenger pigeon, raccoon, fish, beef and veal   

1801  On March - 10 first census in Great Britain   

1809  On March - 10 william David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864   

1810  On March - 10 john McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U)   

1812  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history six companies of the 104th Regiment of Foot, plus 4th New Brunswick Regiment, start 52-day march overland to the St. Lawrence in winter; travel on snowshoes, pulling supplies on toboggans, lose only one man, arriving in Kingston April 12   

1818  On this day in history george Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867   

1819  Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1822  Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905   

1826  Johan VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1830  The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created on March - 10.   

1831  On March - 10 the French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.   

1832  William Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on March - 10.   

1832  On this day in history muzio Clementi, Italian composer, dies at 79   

1839  On March - 10 dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer   

1842  On March - 10 ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif   

1844  Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing) on March - 10.   

1845  On this day in history alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94)   

1846  On March - 10 edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln   

1847  The first money minted in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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1415  Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462) was born on March - 10.   

1452  Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews) was born on March - 10.   

1503  Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64) was born on this day in history.   

1538  On March - 10 birth of thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572)   

1628  Constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist was born on March - 10.   

1628  On this day in history birth of marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694)   

1656  On this day in history birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

1698  Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on March - 10.   

0037  Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78 on March - 10.   

0483  On this day in history simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies   

1291  Death of Arghun, Persian ruler on this day in history.   

1391  On March - 10 death of tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338)   

1510  On this day in history death of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)   

1513  On this day in history death of john de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443)   

1546  On this day in history thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46   

1584  On this day in history death of thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532)